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Lewis Mumford Quotes and Quotations
Our national flower is the concrete cloverleaf. Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers. One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence. Life is the only art that we are required to practise without preparation, and without being allowed the preliminary trials, the failures and botches, that are essential for the training of a mere beginner. Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers. Life is the only art that we are required to practice without preparation, and without being allowed the preliminary trials, the failures and botches, that are essential for the training of a mere beginner. The last step in parental love involves the release of the beloved; the willing cutting of the cord that would otherwise keep the child in a state of emotional dependence. The artist has a special task and duty; the task of reminding men of their humanity and the promise of their creativity. Humor is our way of defending ourselves from life's absurdities by thinking absurdly about them. |